biggish

biggish
adjective Date: circa 1626 somewhat big

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  • biggish — [[t]bɪ̱gɪʃ[/t]] ADJ Something that is biggish is fairly big. [INFORMAL] It is a biggish room, comfortable but shabbily decorated …   English dictionary

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  • biggish — /big ish/, adj. rather or fairly big. [1620 30; BIG1 + ISH1] * * * …   Universalium

  • biggish — adjective Somewhat big …   Wiktionary

  • biggish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Somewhat big: goodly, largish, respectable, sizable. See BIG …   English dictionary for students

  • biggish — adj. somewhat large, rather big …   English contemporary dictionary

  • biggish — big·gish …   English syllables

  • biggish — big•gish [[t]ˈbɪg ɪʃ[/t]] adj. cvb rather or fairly big • Etymology: 1620–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • biggish — adjective somewhat large • Syn: ↑largish • Similar to: ↑large, ↑big …   Useful english dictionary

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